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Crassula brevifolia subs. psammophila Toelken

Family: CRASSULACEAE · Variety or form of Crassula brevifolia

Publication: J. S. African Bot. 41(2): 98. 1975

Description

Crassula brevifolia subs. psammophila is a smaller and compact form less than 20 cm tall, the intemodes are not visible, the leaves are brownish-red without bloom, flowers are pink with glabrous carpels.

Origin and Habitat

Crassula brevifolia subs. psammophila is known from fewer than five locations in the northern Namaqualand coastal belt, between Grootmis and the Orange River, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Habitat and ecology: Desert, Succulent Karoo. This species occurs on sandy slopes and rocky soils close to the coast. This subspecies is and is potentially threatened by mining. The population trend is stable

Bibliography

Major references and further lectures

  1. Raimondo, D., Matlamela, P.F. & Kamundi, D.A. 2007. Crassula brevifolia Harv. subsp. psammophila Toelken. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2015.1. Accessed on 2015/12/25

  2. Doreen Court “Succulent Flora of Southern Africa” CRC Press, 01 June 2000